themself
pronEtymology
From Middle English theimself. Equivalent to them + -self. Reinforced by analogy with the singular-plural distinction between yourself and yourselves.
- inherited from theimself
Definitions
The reflexive form of they, the third-person singular personal pronoun. The single person…
The reflexive form of they, the third-person singular personal pronoun. The single person previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).
- Someone could hurt themself.
- Anyone who wants a car like mine can buy one themself.
- […] they woulden't ^([sic]) always be trying to make Themself Look Diffarunt ^([sic]) from what nature made Them.
Synonym of themselves (the third-person plural).
The neighborhood
- synonymthemselves
- synonymtheirself
- synonymtheirselves
- synonymhimself
- synonymherself
- synonymthonself
- synonymother attested gender-neutral pronouns
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at themself. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at themself. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
5 hops · closes at themself
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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